Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/iwo
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Proto-Ryukyuan[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Japonic *iwo (“fish”), apophonic form of *uwo.
The *u ~ *i alteration is common in various words, but no explanation is given for why this phenomenon exists.
Noun[edit]
*iwo
Descendants[edit]
- Northern Ryukyuan: 亦窩 (io) (Liúqiú guăn yìyŭ, 1469–1470)
- Southern Ryukyuan:
References[edit]
- Jarosz (2015) p. 687
- Lin (2015)
- Thorpe, Maner Lawton (1983) Ryūkyūan Language History[1], Doctoral dissertation. University of Southern California, page 286